Mount Hutton is the highest peak in the Liebig Range of the Southern Alps, and is situated in the Canterbury Region of the South Island.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,740 metres (5,709 feet) above the Murchison Valley in four kilometres.

[4] The first ascent of the summit was made in January 1914 by Otto Frind and Conrad Kain.

[6] Prevailing westerly winds blow moist air from the Tasman Sea onto the mountains, where the air is forced upward by the mountains (orographic lift), causing moisture to drop in the form of rain or snow.

The months of December through February offer the most favourable weather for viewing or climbing this peak.